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Samsung Galaxy S5 design patent suggests aluminium casing

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is arguably the best smartphone in the
market. However, it lacks that luxury feel offered by other flagships such as
the Apple iPhone 5 and the HTC One. This is because the S4 sports a plastic
casing, while the iPhone and the One are clad in aluminium. A design patent
suggests that this will no longer be the case with the Galaxy S5.

The design patent was first spotted by patent site Patent Bolt. It shows an image suggesting that the S5 will be clad in aluminium.

However, the site notes, “Unlike
“patent applications,” design patents published by the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office don’t reveal pertinent information about a particular design.
We can look at the design and appreciate it for what it projects, but we’ll
never discover which materials may be used to construct the design. We’ll never
know what unique internal components may be hidden within the device or learn
about any unique features that we could look forward to. All we get is the
simple visual of what could be coming down the pipeline.”

The site says, “Samsung’s
design patent noted above was originally filed for in February 2012 in the US
and in September 2011 in Korea.”

Do you believe that Samsung
Galaxy S5 will sport an aluminium casing, or do think it will sport a plastic
casing just like its predecessor? Share your thoughts through a comment.